SIMPLE PLEASURES

A hearty plate of soul food (New Orleans To Go's "Bowl of Soul," with mac and cheese, cornbread, collard greens, and creole meat loaf with barbecue sauce yesterday - thanks again, guys!).

Finishing a load of laundry and discovering all your socks still have their mates.

Going on vacation for the first time in a year.

I'll be winging my way to California tomorrow morning, and it may be a while until I catch up with you again, my friends. But if you're good, I'll bring back photos to share. My traveling companions and I may not have all our plans nailed down. But one thing we're not going to miss is the San Francisco's Ferry Plaza Farmers Market.

Better get that last load of pre-vacation laundry out of the dryer. With any luck, there are more matching socks in my future.